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(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Wednesday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. "At this point, we believe EPS and investor sentiment have troughed and believe the risk-to-reward profile skews favorable," wrote analyst Nik Modi. "However, with minimal upside to our revised $47 price target and a relatively 'balanced' risk-reward between our $28 bear case …. –Samantha Subin 5:54 a.m.: Wall Street stands by Alphabet, AI potential post-earnings Wall Street analysts remain bullish on the outlook for Alphabet , even after the stock fell on the back of its second-quarter results. His price target of $425, up from $320, implies upside of more than 28% from Tuesday's close.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Johnson & Johnson, Sweetgreen, GitLab and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Elevance expects adjusted earnings of at least $37.20 for 2024, while analysts polled by FactSet called for $37.28 per share. Second-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue came in slightly ahead of estimates. Omnicom — Shares of the corporate communications company fell 8% despite beating revenue expectations for the second quarter. Omnicom posted adjusted earnings of $1.95 per share, which came out in line with analyst forecasts polled by FactSet. Johnson & Johnson reported adjusted earnings of $2.82 per share on $24.45 billion in revenue.

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☆ Investors may want to think twice before buying that next hot IPO. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Instead of getting a young company with a lot of growth ahead, IPO investors are getting stocks that are already near the top of their valuations, Morgan Stanley argues. Experts say that despite barriers to investment — like high net worth standards and regulatory scrutiny — the shift to private markets is hard to stop. Deepwater offers venture capital funds that provide access to private market companies at early stages. To be sure, novice investors face hurdles exploring private markets, including steep fees and the lack of a public exchange investment vehicle. He added that public markets are still ripe with opportunity and shouldn't be ignored for the sake of private market investing.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, GitLab, Five Below, J.B. Hunt and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

US Bancorp -- The bank stock rose more than 1% after second-quarter earnings topped expectations. US Bancorp reported 97 cents in earnings per share, compared to a StreetAccount estimate of 94 cents per share, according to FactSet. J.B. Hunt Transport Services — The freight company pulled back about 3% after second-quarter results missed Wall Street's estimates. Omnicom notched earnings of $1.95 per share excluding items, which was in line with analyst forecasts polled by FactSet. The company expects earnings per share in a range of $9.97-$10.07, down from a prior guidance of $10.57-$10.72.

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☆ Bank of America tops estimates on better-than-expected investment banking
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CEOs from left, Charles Scharf, Wells Fargo, Brian Moynihan, Bank of America, and Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, testify during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled "Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms," in Hart Building on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Bank of America on Tuesday said second-quarter revenue and profit topped expectations on rising investment banking and asset management fees. Net interest income slipped 3% to $13.86 billion, essentially matching the StreetAccount estimate. Executives have told investors in April that net interest income would bottom in the second quarter. Wells Fargo shares fell on Friday when it posted disappointing NII figures, showing how much investors are fixated on the metric.

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☆ The AI-driven iPhone upgrade cycle will be huge. Two more Wall Street firms agree
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Analysts at Morgan Stanley designated Apple their top pick, raised their price target to $273 a share and reiterated their buy-equivalent rating. Apple Intelligence, however, represents an entirely new technology with the potential change how we all interact with our devices. And notably, replacement cycles are at an all-time high of 4.8 years, Morgan Stanley estimated. So, the reason to upgrade is going to be Apple Intelligence, a better camera, plus whatever other incremental upgrades we learn about later this year. Both Loop and Morgan Stanley said the AI-driven replacement cycle will lead to an increase in the average selling price of iPhones.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, there's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jakub Porzycki Organizations: Apple, Capital, Apple Intelligence, Loop, FactSet, Club, . Apple Intelligence, Vision Pro, CNBC, Nurphoto, Getty Locations: U.S

☆ Dimon and other Wall Street CEOs react to Trump assassination attempt: 'Deeply saddened' by violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The leaders of Wall Street's most powerful firms are speaking out to condemn the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told employees Sunday that he and his management team were "deeply saddened by the political violence" and attempt on Trump's life. The shooting killed one bystander and injured two more. "We are grateful that he is safe and also want to extend my sincere condolences to the families of those who were tragically killed and severely injured," Solomon said. Wall Street firms don't officially endorse political candidates since they have to deal with both Republican and Democrat officials, though their executives and employees often donate to campaigns.

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☆ Wall Street kicks off the second half of 2024 with key jobs report in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are hovering around all-time highs, having rallied roughly 15% and 18%, respectively. The 30-stock Dow and S & P 500 each posted losses, down by 0.1%, each. In recent days, a number of Wall Street firms have hiked their year-end S & P 500 targets to catch up with this year's surprisingly strong rally. On a median basis, strategists expect the S & P 500 will end the year at 5,500, a CNBC Pro survey shows . June jobs report Markets will be closed Thursday for the Fourth of July holiday.

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☆ AI tools for Goldman's workforce set to 'land at scale on desks' as soon as next year: partner
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

For Goldman Sachs' investment bankers, the answer may just be over the horizon. Top Goldman executives told Business Insider that the investment bank is poised to roll out a series of generative AI tools to its workforce as soon as next year. Lee, a Goldman partner, said it could take years for the consequences of this tech on the bank's workflows to be fully understood. But he is overall optimistic about how generative AI, an advanced type of machine learning, will impact its workforce. Many junior bankers spend time on tasks that can sometimes feel "relatively routine," Lee said.

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☆ JPMorgan Chase says its stress test losses should be higher than what the Fed disclosed
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The bank took the unusual step of issuing a press release minutes before midnight ET to disclose its response to the Fed's findings. JPMorgan said that the Fed's projections for a measure called "other comprehensive income" — which represents revenues, expenses and losses that are excluded from net income — "appears to be too large." Under the Fed's table of projected revenue, income and losses though 2026, JPMorgan was assigned $13 billion in OCI, more than any of the 31 lenders in this year's test. It also estimated that the bank would face roughly $107 billion in loan, investment and trading losses in that scenario. "Should the Firm's analysis be correct, the resulting stress losses would be modestly higher than those disclosed by the Federal Reserve," the bank said.

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☆ Stock market today: Indexes dip as traders take a breather after record-setting week
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementUS stocks edged lower Monday morning as traders took a moment to catch their breath after stocks set a series of records last week. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq set four straight record highs last week and closed higher for the seventh week of the last eight. Goldman Sachs strategist David Kostin boosted his year-end S&P 500 price target to 5,600, representing potential upside of about 3% from current levels. Kostin had previously had a 5,200 year-end price target for the S&P 500. AdvertisementMeawnwhile, Evercore ISI boosted its S&P 500 year-end price target to a street-high 6,000.

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☆ Wells Fargo fired employees accused of faking work. It shows some bosses are cracking down on disengagement.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWells Fargo's decision to fire reportedly more than a dozen workers it accused of faking work shows some bosses are done tolerating disengaged employees. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesThe filings, however, do not say whether the fired employees were allegedly faking work from home. Wells Fargo states on its website that many of its corporate workers are eligible to work hybrid roles. Only about one in three full- and part-time workers reported being engaged in the first quarter of 2024, according to Gallup.

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☆ Janet Yellen warns AI in finance poses ‘significant risks’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For instance, Yellen will note that the “complexity and opacity” of AI models could cause problems. The problem is that many AI models operate as a “black box,” meaning their inner workings are impenetrable to outsiders. If Wall Street firms are relying on mysterious AI models, regulators will struggle to understand how safe their systems truly are. Likewise, Yellen will say there is a “concentration” risk linked to the fact that there are only a few companies providing AI models. AI models have a history of making stuff up, often in a convincing way.

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☆ 9 top stocks to add to your portfolio now, according to market-beating strategists
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThe record market rally has stalled in recent weeks, just as skeptics of stocks became believers. Advertisement9 stocks to put in your portfolio nowAlthough the market's path forward is murky with the pivotal US election season coming up, investors shouldn't fret. A team of BMO strategists headlined by Belski unveiled their latest US strategy portfolios in a June 3 note. For reference, the US tactical equity portfolio surged 4.9% last month, roughly in line with the S&P 500, and has outperformed by 0.9% this year and 2.8% in the last 12 months.

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☆ A shady financial tool from the housing-bubble era is making a comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Perhaps the last thing the market needs is another shady financial product that pushes low-income Americans into homes they can’t afford, under terms that could bankrupt them. The zero-down mortgage is making a comeback, my colleague Matt Egan reports. And honestly, when has the value of the housing market ever gone anywhere but up up up up? The housing market, as we all remember from “The Big Short,” does not always go up. One way for motivated buyers to hunt for a lower mortgage rate is buy someone else’s.

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☆ Bank of America CEO says U.S. consumers and businesses have turned cautious on spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. consumers and businesses alike have turned cautious on spending this year because of elevated inflation and interest rates, according to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. That's a sharp slowdown from the nearly 10% growth rate seen in May 2023, he said. Referring to consumers and businesses, Moynihan said: "Both of our customer bases that have a lot to do with how the American economy runs are saying, 'You know what? The same is true for small- and medium-sized businesses, the Bank of America CEO said. Moynihan and other bank CEOs have a birds-eye view of the economy, given their coast-to-coast coverage of households and companies.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, Nvidia, Airbnb, Viking and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

GameStop — Shares surged nearly 27% following the company's announcement Friday that it had made around $933.4 million from a stock sale. Norwegian Cruise Line Holding — The cruise stock rose 3% following an upgrade to buy from neutral at Mizuho. Bank of America initiated coverage of Viking with a buy rating, citing its "singular brand and clear niche." UBS also gave it a buy rating, saying it's a "pure play in luxury travel." Airbnb — Shares of the short-term rental company added 1.5% following an upgrade by Wedbush to outperform.

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☆ Apple's iPhone shipments to China surged in April. Jim Cramer says there's more to the story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. In response, Jim Cramer said, "Nvidia is capturing so much of the mindshare that maybe people are selling [the broader market] to make a bigger position in Nvidia." The Club shares similar sentiments to the Wall Street firms — saying a break up is a win for shareholders. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

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☆ Should Elon Musk be paid $56 billion? Tesla shareholders get to vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Several investors released a joint letter this month urging fellow shareholders to vote down the package as excessive. Tesla shareholders approved the pay package in 2018, with compensation tied to Tesla's performance including its market value. And he still has time to meet goals he hasn't reached, including on revenue, because the pay package had a 10-year term. In the 440-page proxy statement explaining the vote, a committee of the Tesla board noted the "novel circumstances." Some people began sharing screenshots of their votes in April, shortly after the Tesla board announced the vote, and the deadline to vote online is June 12.

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☆ Wells Fargo goes on quiet hiring spree to expand from lending. What it means for the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

He added, "Wells Fargo could fetch a higher multiple in the market as a result." A Wells Fargo spokesperson declined to comment on the total number of CIB-related hires across all levels in the division. Wells Fargo and other banks have benefited in recent years as the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates in March 2022. More recent data indicates that Wells Fargo's investment banking revenue share globally has jumped to No. A woman walks past Wells Fargo bank in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2020.

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☆ What Nvidia's stock split means for retail investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia's upcoming stock split could propel the chipmaker higher over the short run and boost already enthusiastic investor sentiment, according to Wall Street. Nvidia's results prompted many Wall Street firms to boost their price targets on the stock as demand continues. While a split may improve accessibility by lowering the share price, it doesn't alter the value or fundamentals of the business. Citi's Atif Malik called the split a "positive surprise," while Susquehanna's Christopher Rolland said it "invigorates the retail crowd." "The 10:1 stock split likely adds short-term momentum to this AI bellwether," said Needham's Quinn Bolton.

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☆ This unexpected corner of the market offers quality dividend payers, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors hunting for income ought to look to small-cap stocks for a few high-quality dividend payers, according to Bank of America. There are names within it that offer quality dividend yields, according to Jill Carey Hall, equity strategist at Bank of America, in a Monday research report. Further, once the Federal Reserve begins cutting rates, yields paid on cash will fall, and that will make these dividend payers even more attractive for income. Finally, Bank of America added Essential Properties Realty Trust to its list of buy-rated dividend payers. The stock has a dividend yield of 4.2%, and shares are up 7.5% in 2024.

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In this photo illustration the Nvidia logo is displayed on a smartphone screen and in the background. Asia-Pacific markets are set to extend gains from Monday as tech shares pushed the Nasdaq Composite to record highs. Nvidia shares gained more than 2% overnight on multiple bullish analyst calls that highlighted the company's preeminent market position. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.65% to reach an all-time intraday high and close at a record level at 16,794.87. Investors in Asia will be watching for any spillover effect on companies up and down Nvidia's value chain, such as Taiwan's TSMC and Foxconn , as well as South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

Organizations: Nasdaq, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix Locations: Asia, Pacific

☆ Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan stock is too expensive: 'We're not going to buy back a lot'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesJamie Dimon thinks shares of JPMorgan Chase are expensive. We're not going to buy back a lot of stock at these prices," Dimon said. JPMorgan shares traded recently for around 2.4 times book value. "Buying back stock of a financial company greatly in excess of two times tangible book is a mistake," Dimon said. The JPMorgan CEO has often resisted pressure from investors and analysts that he deemed short-sighted.

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☆ Jamie Dimon urges the U.S. to deal with its deficit sooner rather than later
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday urged the U.S. to reduce its fiscal deficit sooner rather than later, warning the issue will likely become "far more uncomfortable" if it continues to be overlooked. That's a lot, but obviously that drives growth," Dimon said in an interview with Sky News. So, I think America should be quite aware that we have got to focus on our fiscal deficit issues a little bit more, and that is important for the world," he added. The federal government has so far spent $855 billion more than it has collected in the 2024 fiscal year, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, resulting in a national deficit. Dimon said he hoped the U.S. government "really focuses" on reducing the deficit while still enjoying a period of robust economic growth.

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